Where does “uptoss” come from?
uptoss (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.
uptoss (English): To toss up; To be tossed up; A tossing up
Definitions
- To toss up; To be tossed up; A tossing up
Ancestry of “uptoss”, step by step
uptoss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English up
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | up | Away from the surface of the Earth or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | up | to a vertical axis |
| 3 | Old English | upp | up; upstairs |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *upp | — |
via English toss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | toss | A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial... |
| 2 | Middle English | tossen | to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow |